MAN to deploy significant investment in European service network
It is the largest investment in European service network in the history of the truck maker. The company intends to use these resources "to create new bases in Europe, modernize existing locations, optimize regional coverage, further improve service quality, and continue to work intensively on making the network fit for electric mobility".
As part of the already mentioned 2030+ global investment plan, MAN Truck & Bus will soon invest about 300 million euro in its European service network. It is the largest investment in European service network in the history of the truck maker. The company intends to use these resources “to create new bases in Europe, modernize existing locations, optimize regional coverage, further improve service quality, and continue to work intensively on making the network fit for electric mobility”, according to the official press note.
Currently, there are around 1,200 MAN-owned and partner companies across Europe, with a total of approximately 7,000 employees working in MAN companies. The goal is for almost 80 percent of customers to have a travel time of less than 30 minutes to the next MAN service location. The most important markets in which this goal is to be achieved as a priority and before 2030 include Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, as well as France, Great Britain, Italy, Spain, Poland, and Turkey, among others.
MAN service network, soon ready for electric mobility, too
MAN is also working flat out at all levels to make its sales and service locations fit for sustainable mobility. By 2026, two out of three bases are to be prepared for e-mobility. Around one third of the planned investments totaling around 300 million euros will therefore be channeled into electromobility and digitalization.
“We want to set ourselves apart even more clearly and establish ourselves as a sustainable player,” declared Friedrich Baumann, Executive Board Member for Sales and Customer Solutions at MAN. “The commercial vehicle business is significantly more complex and service-intensive than the passenger car business. The daily availability of vehicles is essential for our customers’ businesses. To be successful, we need to be very close to our customers and offer top-notch service”.
